[AT] OT Question OT

[Steve W.]

Gateway bought out E-machines and then turned around and put the folks
from E-Machines in charge, since they had actually turned a profit and
Gateway hasn't been out of the red for 3 years. ALL Gateway/E machines
stores will be closed by April 9,2004. They plan on going to a web/phone
sales model with a few third party retailers (Wal-Mart, Best Buy)
carrying their machines. Any machine purchased prior to April 1 2004
will be covered within its warranty BUT it will have to be sent in or
pay extra for a tech to repair it since the stores will no longer be
there. Also ALL machines purchased after April 1 2004 will come with one
year warranties that will cover parts ONLY, no labor. That warranty can
be extended for extra cost. Phone tech support will be free for the
length of the warranty, after that it will be a pay per use. Gateway
will be eliminating a minimum of 2500 jobs as well as relocating the
corporate headquarters (again) this time to orange county to be closer
to the new Board members homes. The approx. 500 people at the current HQ
have been offered jobs in the new HQ but it will mean relocating.  For a
real eye opener Emachines has been outperforming Gateway the entire time
they have been around and turning a profit, with 139 people TOTAL,
Gateway has close to 3400 people and only made a profit in the first 2
years.

Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown NY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Hoffman" <jslash at execpc.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Question OT


> According to a friend here at work, Gateway bought out eMachines.
> eMachines already had a distribution chain in major retail outlets
> so there was duplication.  They decided to close the Gateway outlets
> and keep the eMachine outlets.  But there shouldn't be any trouble
> getting service on either type of machine.
>
> Jim/
>
> > If you saw the news this morning, good luck if you own a
> > GAteway anything. They are closing all of their retail
> > locations in the US. Getting service will be fun.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > > Hi every one The dumb pest with an other question. This computer i
am
> > using
> > > was original set up for win 98 se. It was reprogrammed at least 6
> > times and
> > > only lasts about 3-6 months till a major crash and i loose every
> > thing.  I
> > > am now running win 98  most things don't work right but we are
> > getting mail
> > > from the lists. I can't open any photos just a big blob when i do.
So
> > I
> > > want to have it reprogrammed for a newer version XP or 2000. what
> > would be
> > > suggested. I am not computer smart so i would like a system like
the
> > old 98
> > > that is pretty dummy proof. all and any suggestion appreciated. i
> > have been
> > > given at least 8 items to down load to fix it none have worked.
> > Gateway
> > > replaced all in side but i think the hard drive and fan. then said
> > lots
> > > luck you are out of warranty. I don't want to spent the money but
> > guess it
> > > is a must that on a BFH.  Thanks
> > > R Fink
> > > PA
> > >
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